-tripsy

suffix

Used to form nouns referring to a surgical procedure involving the crushing, breaking, rubbing, or pulverization of a substance (especially a calculus or stone).

OriginAncient Greek τρῖψῐς →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to form nouns referring to a surgical procedure involving the crushing, breaking, rubbing, or pulverization of a substance (especially a calculus or stone).

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτρῖψῐς“rubbing, friction”
  2. English-tripsy

From Ancient Greek τρῖψῐς (trîpsĭs, “rubbing, friction”) + -y, from τρίβειν (tríbein, “to rub, thresh, pound, wear out”).

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APA

-tripsy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tripsy

MLA

“-tripsy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tripsy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-tripsy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tripsy.

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